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38 lines
1.8 KiB
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# Locate My Device
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This app helps to locate a lost smartphone through the use of conventional SMS. **It is in beta and under active development**
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## Screenshots
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| Homescreen | SMS Chat
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| <img src="/images/home.png" alt="Homescreen" width="190" height="390.641"> | <img src="/images/sms.png" width="190" height="390.641"> |
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## Usage
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Send an SMS to the device you want to locate in order to retrieve information about it.
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**Synopsis**
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```activation_command password option```
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**Default values**
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<br/>
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* The default value for ```activation_command``` is ```LMD```
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* The default value for ```password``` is ```0000```. It's highly encouraged to change it
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**Options**
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Option | Explaination
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locate | Will return the most accurate set of coordinates possible <br/> and a link to them pinpointed to OpenStreetMap |
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cellinfo | Will return a set of uniquely identifiable information about cell towers near the phone. <br/> You can then put this information on [OpenCellId][1] to individuate the smartphone's <br/> approximate location. Requires enabled location |
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battery | Will return battery infos |
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callme | You will receive a call from the lost smartphone |
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wifi | Will return Wi-Fi infos. Requires enabled location |
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wifi-enable | Will enable Wi-Fi (Only API < 29) |
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wifi-disable | Will disable Wi-Fi (Only API < 29) |
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## Legal notice
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* This software is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. Click [here](https://github.com/xfarrow/locatemydevice/blob/main/LICENSE) for more information;
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* As specified in the license, the software is provided "as is" with no warranty;
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* This software is not meant to be the only installed device locator. It is strongly advised to use it in conjunction with Google Find My Device; in fact it might suffer from a bug or might be unresponsive when you need it the most.
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[1]: https://opencellid.org/
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